From the National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. For issue: 5th March 2010 The use of data warehousing and business intelligence (BI) software has been gathering pace but businesses are critical of how well the technology is meeting their objectives. This is according to the National Computing Centres latest survey on ... read more..

From the National Computing Centre, Manchester UK.Issued 28th January 2010Change is much in evidence for the HR department as it seeks to align its structure with the evolving business environment. In the past year alone 36% of HR departments have undergone a significant change in their structure with a further ... read more..

From the National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. 8th January 2010 Cost cutting, delayed projects and reduced budgets are still very much the order of the day for many IT departments. This is according to the National Computing Centres latest survey of IT infrastructure plans. The research was undertaken by NCC's ... read more..

From the National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. 3rd November 2009 The current state of the economy is having a major impact on investment levels in Enterprise Resource Planning and enterprise systems, according to a new survey from ... read more..

From the National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. 19th October 2009 The National Computing Centre (NCC) has announced the first four organisations to be accredited to their new Standard for IT Departments. Representatives from Dickinson Dees, North Wales Police, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and Lancashire Constabulary received ... read more..

From the National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 5th October 2009 Demonstrating the tightening of the IT purse, budget limitations are forcing organisations to curtail their software development and integration programmes. This is according to 67% of respondents taking part in the latest survey from the National Computing Centre into the use ... read more..

Press Release from from The National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 25th August 2009 Despite growing investment in document management, electronic content management (ECM) and workflow software, the majority of organisations still find it difficult to calculate the return on investment (ROI) for these systems. This is according to the latest survey from ... read more..

From the National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 3rd August 2009 The National Computing Centre has published a new set of Guidelines to help IT decision-makers evaluate their options in relation to legacy IT systems. The concepts of joined-up IT and web services are powerful tools for business innovation and cost reduction, ... read more..

Press Release from The National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 20th July 2009 Companies are still failing to gain all the anticipated benefits from their customer relationship management systems (CRM), according to a new NCC Research study commissioned by the Evaluation Centre (www.evaluationcentre.com) an interactive online service guiding IT buyers in the ... read more..

Press Release from The National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 10th July 2009 Research into the use of project portfolio management (PPM) software - including traditional project management tools and professional services automation (PSA) solutions - reveals that 31% of companies find it 'difficult' to manage a portfolio of inter-dependent projects using ... read more..

Press Release from The National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 11th June 2009 Nearly a third of organisations feel that their financial systems have failed to meet all their original business objectives. This is according to new research commissioned by the Evaluation Centre (www.evaluationcentre.com), an interactive online service guiding IT buyers in ... read more..

Press Release from The National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 14th April 2009 The impact of supply chain operations on the environment is now high on management's priority list as companies seek to show their 'green' credentials. This is according to the National Computing Centre's latest survey of this market. The research ... read more..

Press Release from The National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 30th March 2009 Companies are actively embracing data warehousing and business intelligence tools but have mixed views on how well their objectives are being met by the technology. This is according to the National Computing Centres latest survey on the use of ... read more..

Press Release from The National Computing Centre, Manchester UK.Issued 13th January 2009. New figures from the National Computing Centre, indicate that employment growth for IT professionals will be fairly stable in 2009, but also a year of transition.49% of respondents to the Benchmark of Salaries and Employment Trends in ... read more..